Transfer News and Gossip Transfer Rumours Thread 2024/25 - Time to Cook 👨‍🍳

[Jim Levenstein]

Effioff

 

[Target man]

Don’t think we need a winger Ralph was superb there well wb

No doubting Ralph, who is excellent but a wing back. If he or GSM get injured what other wide options do we have?

You compete at the top with a squad full of options, not just a good starting 11.

 

[flangejackrabbit]

Effioff

How rude!

 

[Thundersley Blue]

No doubting Ralph, who is excellent but a wing back. If he or GSM get injured what other wide options do we have?

You compete at the top with a squad full of options, not just a good starting 11.

Well Wind on the right and Bridge on the left. However after the way Jack played Tuesday, would rather see us sign a centre back who is able to play left wing back as well. Leaving Jack free to play where he did in the last game. Having Moncur nearing full fitness has already paid dividends for Jack and Noor.

 

[Jack_23]

I believe we are close to signing a striker but it won’t be Effiong

 

[Blues4LifeDan]

I believe we are close to signing a striker but it won’t be Effiong

A good alternative?

 

[HML]

I believe we are close to signing a striker but it won’t be Effiong

What i have heard also.

 

[Richard Hearn]

Effiong

What's upset him?

 

[kentblues]

2 are injured, 1 due back soon (apparently) and the other a month away (apparently)

1 is lacking match fitness and will take a month or so to get up to speed

1 is young and very inexperienced and cannot be relied upon (yet) to play week/week out and score regularly

I’d say we definitely need a striker, even if only for a month or 2

We have 2 injured currently- down the line after they are back we will probably still have 2 injured (even if a different 2). Footballers getting injured is business as usual- not some temporary turn of cruel misfortune…hence as has been said the need for cover.

The new subs rule means if you have 2 up top many clubs will routinely bring 2 replacements on for fresh legs (with 5 subs you can afford to) or for tactical changes or knocks. So potentially 4 forwards a game and rotation of starters dependent on fixture congestion. If you have 5 forwards there is a very decent chance you will have 1 at least who is injured sometimes as now 2.

The one caveat would be Bridge or Wood could cover behind a single striker. On the other Effiong would bring something different.
Kev knows best.

Or not it may now seem..

 

[Snowy]

Announce Callum Powell

 

[Cricko]

Announce Callum Powell

 

[kentblues]

Well Wind on the right and Bridge on the left. However after the way Jack played Tuesday, would rather see us sign a centre back who is able to play left wing back as well. Leaving Jack free to play where he did in the last game. Having Moncur nearing full fitness has already paid dividends for Jack and Noor.

All be it Jack played there because we had one up top- I think Kev will nearly always play 2 up top and then it’s a question can Jack play that role in behind with just two other CM? Lots of choices developing

 

[danbowen]

No doubting Ralph, who is excellent but a wing back. If he or GSM get injured what other wide options do we have?

You compete at the top with a squad full of options, not just a good starting 11.

Saw Solihull, York, Barnet and one of the other favourites to go up this season have a squad of 27+ players

 

[Uncle_Rons_Teapot]

Bring back Barrington Belgrave

 

[palexander]

Would take Powell back in a heatbeat. People forget how good he was in that purple patch. Thats what he can do when confident.

Think he'd flourish now playing off Bonne and Moncur around him

 

[Taters123]

What i have heard also.

A proper target man? We need some one with a bit of height up top

 

[Hadleigh-shrimper]

Would take Powell back in a heatbeat. People forget how good he was in that purple patch. Thats what he can do when confident.

Think he'd flourish now playing off Bonne and Moncur around him

He can’t get in Braintree 11 please move on now

 

[palexander]

He can’t get in Braintree 11 please move on now

Nah, dont want to.

Could be a myriad of reasons he's not getting in. Like a myriad of reasons nobody else had signed Macauley Bonne.

 

[Shr1mperBlue]

I think that getting back Powell the person would always be tempting. Getting back Powell the player, not tempting at all. I was a fan and if he ever returns for an opposing team he’ll get a warm reception from me, but, we’ve upgraded and moved on and that’s good for the club.

 

[Jim Levenstein]

Powell, no thanks. Little menace but shocking execution